2012: Path to the Presidency (175 images)

President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney (R) exchange words during the second Presidential Debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on October 16, 2012. UPI/Win McNamee/Pool

Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney and wife kiss after the second Presidential Debate with President Barack Obama at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on October 16, 2012. Photo by Win McNamee/UPI

Republican nominee Mitt Romney talks while President Barack Obama waits to respond during the second Presidential Debate, Town-Hall style, at Hofstra University on October 16, 2012 in Hempstead, New York. UPI/Pat Benic

Republican nominee Mitt Romney responds to a question during the second Presidential Debate, Town-Hall style, against President Barack Obama at Hofstra University on October 16, 2012 in Hempstead, New York. UPI/Pat Benic